Metal bed



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METAL BED I Filed Aug. 29, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTORS x0 2 5 9 M ATTORNEYS 1 Patented Aug. 26, 1952 UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE -William P. Rocker, Atlanta, Jacob B. Taylor, Decatur, and James M. Eidson, Lithia Springs, Ga assignors to Southern Spring Bed '00.,

Atlanta, Ga.

Application Au ust 29, 1949, Serial No. 112,936

2 Claims. (01. 5-60) This invention relates to metal beds.

An object of this invention is to provide a metal bed which is designed particularly for patients in hospitals, wherein the head and foot frames are latched to the springstructure, and the sides are rockable between. the head and foot frames and latched in upright operative position.

'Another object of this invention is to provide a bed structure wherein the opposite sides are formed of upper and lower tubular rails with upright spaced plates fixedbetwieen the rails, the opposite vertical edges of each plate being rolled in tubular form to remove sharp corners so that the patient cannot injure himself.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bed frame structure which can be set up without the use of tools, and can be collapsed to occupy only a relatively small space when not in use.

With the above and other objects in view, our invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation, partly broken away and in section, of a bed constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 .is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevation on an enlarged scale, showing the connection between the spring structure and the head and foot members,

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Figure '7.

Referring to the drawings, the numerals l and II designate generally inverted U-shaped head and foot members respectively, which are of like construction. The description of one of these members will apply equally as Well to the other member.

The head member I0 is formed of an inverted U-shaped tubular frame member l2, havin fixed between the upright legs l3 thereof, a horizontal tubular bar i4 and vertically disposed spaced apart tubular members l are secured between the'horizontal member l4 and the bight or top It. A spring structure generally designated as I! is adapted to be secured between the two members Ill and H and to hold those members in an upright position.

The spring structure ll includes a pair of angle members !8 which have secured to the opposite ends thereof depending brackets 19 with which tubular connecting bars 20 are connected. A mesh structure 2! is disposed between the bars in and springs 22' yieldably connect the mesh structure 2| with the end bars l8.

Each leg 13 has secured to the inner side thereof a keeper 23 which is formed with a pair of upwardly opening keeper slots 24 within which headed pins 25 carried by the brackets I!) are adapted to engage. By providing at least a pair of the headed pins 25 and the keeper slots 24, the legs l3 will be firmly held in upright operative position.

A pair of side members generally designated as 26 are secured between the head and foot members ii) and H, and each side member 26 includes upper and lower tubular rails 21 and 28 respectively. A plurality of horizontally spaced apart plates 29 are fixed between the rails 21 and 28 and each plate 29 is formed with rolled vertical edges 30. The lower rail 28 loosely engages through openings 3| formed in the legs [3 of the head and foot members I U and l I, and the upper rail 21 Which is slightly shorter than the distance between the head and foot members is provided with a keeper cap 32 at each end, which includes a central keeper opening 33.

A spring-pressed bolt generally designated as 34 is adapted to engage in the keeper opening 33 and is carried by the upper portion of a leg it. Each bolt 34 includes a locking pin 35 eng-ageable in a keeper opening 33, and an enlarged head 36 which is slidable through an opening 3'! formed in the inner side of the leg l3. A reduced shank or stem 38 extends from the head 36 and is slidable through an opening 39 formed in the outer side of the leg IS. A knob or button 40' is secured to the outer end of the stem 38, and a spring 4| engages about the shank 38, bearingat it inner end against the head 36.

In the use of the bed frame structure hereinbefore described, the bed frame may be set up for operation by initially disposing the opposite ends of the lower rails 28 in the openings 3-1 of the head and foot members It and I I respectively. The spring structure isthen lowered so that the headed pins 25 will engage in the keeper slots 24. Either or both of the side members 26 may be lowered or raised. This is accomplished by pulling the bolts 34 outwardly so that the locking pins 35 will be engaged or dis-engaged from the selected keepers 33. The provision of the rolled vertical edges 30 of the plates provides for preventing a patient from injuring himself by contact with any sharp edges. The bed structure hereinbefore described has been designed particularly for use in hopsitals and especially for mental patients.

We do not mean to confine ourselves to th exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. A bed frame structure comprising tubular head and foot members, a spring structure formed as a rigid frame, pairs of upwardly directed hook-shaped keepers carried by the opposite sides of each of said members, pairs of headed bolts carried by said spring structure at each side thereof and engaged in said hook-shaped keepers to connect said spring structure to said head and foot members for support thereby and adjacent the ends thereof, a pair of side members each formed of upper and lower tubular rails, the lower rail of each side member being secured between said head and foot members, a rail keeper cap carried by each end of said upper rails, springpressed latch members carried by said head and foot members engageable with said rail keepers, and spaced plates fixed between said upper and lower rails.

2. A bed frame structure comprising tubular head and foot members, a spring structure hav- 4 ing a rigid frame extending between said members, pairs of upwardly directed hook-shaped keepers carried by the opposite sides of each of said members, pairs of headed bolts carried by said spring structure at each side thereof and engaged in said hook-shaped keepers to connect said spring structure to said head'and foot members for support thereby and adjacent-the ends thereof, a pair of side members each formed of upper and lower tubular rails, the lower rail of each side member pivotally engaging between said head and foot members for swingably mounting said side members between the head and foot members, a keeper cap carried by each end of said upper rails, spring-pressed latch members carried by said head and foot members having retractible ends engageable in said apertured keeper caps, and spaced plates fixed between said upper and lower rails, each plate having the opposite vertical edges thereof rolled to reinforce said plates, and to eliminate sharp corners.

WILLIAM P. ROCKER.

JACOB B. TAYDOR.

JAMES M. EIDSON.

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